Guns and Bicycles

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As an avid recreational cyclist and bicycle commuter, I've been experimenting for about a year now on how to best carry while on a bike. It seems like there's always a trade off between concealability, comfort, access, and knowing that the weapon is secure.

On commute days, I find that my cm9 in a remora pocket holster zipped into the pocket of a light Northface zipup jacket works well. In warmer weather, I have to place the same rig in a Krome messenger bag. It's not ideal, but serviceable.

I've experimented with the bellyband, but find it uncomfortable and hard to access. Also, it's sweats up my gun.

Same with a kangaroo carry setup.

Are there any other cyclists out there with advice?
 
Seems there are a bunch of "how to carry on a bike" threads, already, so you'll likely get some good info using the search function.
 
I logged about 100 miles per week last summer, and I carried a Ruger LCP in my front pocket in a Desantis style pocket holster. I contemplated the cell phone style belt holster.

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Avid cyclist here. Mostly road, with a little bit of mountain biking. Carrying while MTBing is no big deal.
I've never found a way to carry comfortably in lycra on a road bike, so I go without. I stick a Kimber PepperBlasterII in a jersey pocket next to my Clif Bloks and Gu.
 
Fanny pack. I have a brightly colored one with reflective all over it so it looks like it is sports related, not gun related.
 
I ride a road bike and typically carry a J frame or small 380 in a pocket holster in the center pouch of my jersy. My only concern has been if I ever go down, where is the gun going to end up? I have tried to train my mind I need to stay focused and check to be sure the gun is still there if I go down.
 
I bike and I don't do lycra.

I carry a Ruger LCP in a wallet holster in the hip pocket of my canvas shorts.
 
Years ago I used to carry a full-size pistol, Sigma .40 or 5906, in the lock pocket of the old Timbuk2 messenger bags: worked great. Unfortunately the new products from them are focused on hipsters and baby-mommas and they no longer have the U-lock pocket.
 
This is how I roll.:D

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By alexhiddell at 2012-02-05
 
Willie - to date I haven't carried on a bicycle because I feel pretty safe in the cities commuting and daytime riding. However, there have been incidents on the greenway that are making me consider.

Personally, I wouldn't be comfortable having on the bike and not my person.
 
I find it hard to carry any caliber larger than a .44 mag while cycling. For self defense purposes it seems obscene, but when encountering large animals one can never be too sure.
 
Personally, I wouldn't be comfortable having on the bike and not my person.
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Trade-offs were mentioned. I'm not comfortable with a minimally effective gun just so I can conceal it under tight clothing.

I have a fanny pack in a rear rack bag. If I have to lock up the bike, it goes with me (keys, wallet, cell phone, sunglasses also in there).

So far, it hasn't gotten a second glance from anyone.

I haven't noticed the bad guys observing sundown as an official time to cause trouble in Washington State.

Well, except for Forks, and you need silver bullets for that locale... :)
 
dmazur said:
Trade-offs were mentioned. I'm not comfortable with a minimally effective gun just so I can conceal it under tight clothing.

I have a fanny pack in a rear rack bag. If I have to lock up the bike, it goes with me (keys, wallet, cell phone, sunglasses also in there).

So far, it hasn't gotten a second glance from anyone.

I haven't noticed the bad guys observing sundown as an official time to cause trouble in Washington State.

Well, except for Forks, and you need silver bullets for that locale...
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Those stories were only made up to make humans feel like they had a sporting chance... :p

Anyway, I used to have a Kel-Tec PF-9 that worked OK on the bike in mountain bike garb. It was light enough that it would stay in an elastic waistband with the holster clipped in.

On road bike, in Lycra? I've gone to carrying a pepper spray nestled in with the gels and cell phone. I haven't gone looking for a pistol that would fit in the jersey pockets, but I don't think anything heavier than an LCR would be very comfortable for too long. My Glock 26 is most definitely out of the question.
 
Being in Florida my riding cloths tend to be shorts and and a tee. I carry the Kel-Tec .380 most of the time. A fanny pack works ok when I don't have belt loops but its realy not comfortable.

A cell phone pouch or larger belt bag work much better and are comfortable.
 
I wear cycling pants and shorts with belt loops, with a belt. My usual carry method is a Safepacker from TheWilderness.com, worn on a belt. I recently purchased a backer, also made by The Wilderness, so I can do without a pants belt if I choose, wearing the Safepacker in the style of a waist pouch.
 
I ride a road bike, a hybrid and a mountain bike. I always wear cargo shorts over my biking shorts and I always carry IBW strong side. A wicking shirt tucked in to protect my hide and a triple X wicking shirt to cover the gun and I can ride all day like that. Prioritize the gun. Period.
Edited to add that my favorite cycling carry is a BHP with 18 rounds on tap.
 
I do both toad and trail riding. My gear is similar for both. I carry my kahr pm9 in a galco rough-out inside waste band holster. I do not wear Lycra, I use some REI shorts that have a built in nylon web belt with a click buckle. It works great. I forget its there. Yes, it does present a bump under the bottom edge of a cycling jersey, but with the pockets in the back like many jerseys have, it dies not raise any suspicion. I feel well armed, and when alone in the woods I have even practiced drawing while on the bike. Works fine.
 
I ride my bicycle quite a bit. Crossdraw under shirt, jersey or jacket is best for road bikes as your upper body is forward not straight up. The handgun is concealed better, more secure and easier to draw w/o contortions.
I realize crossdaw is 'politically incorrect' among the 'tactical' crowd, but I've never understood why it is deemed less safe that appendix carry for instance. You need not point the muzzle at yourself while drawing crossdraw. And with a slight turn of the body it is very fast.
 
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Bike + G17

I used to pedal my way some 12 miles up NH route 120 from Lebanon to Hanover, NH evey day going to work at a copy shop. I would carry my G17 fully loaded condition I. I never had any trouble until I woke up in a hospital 100 miles SE of home. I had been involved in some kind of accident where I fell over on my bike. I later found out that the Lebanon, NH Police Department had my G17, and that I was in my third hospital. So I started to relearn how to walk and do daily household chores. My head injury wiped out my 1975-2008 memory, so I started to try to rediscover those lost years. After three weeks of this, they let me return home to Lebanon, NH. I returned to my apartment and my old job. I also had a part-time job at a radio station in New London, NH.
So I lost my copy shop and radio station jobs, and I am now living on my Social Security Disability Pension. I spend time with friends, too much TV, and some time on the internet. And I have my G17 and the rest of my firearms back.
God has been good to me.
 
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